CAMILA GONZÁLEZ HERRERA
Camila González Herrera (she/her/hers) is an Outreach Assistant for Weave News. She graduated from St. Lawrence University with a major in Economics and a minor in Global Studies. She is passionate about international development and social justice.
On Twitter: @camgo21
Exploring a city as a tourist can be a vastly different experience from doing so as a local. Though I was born and raised in Neiva, Colombia, it was not until my foreign friend visited that I realized how the resistance against state violence and corruption is vividly illustrated in my hometown's public spaces, leaving no room to turn a blind eye. Her amazement at the art, phrases, and graffiti covering a small city like Neiva sparked a conversation about the country’s political landscape at the time.